The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-08-05

som of a girl, With yellow hair
growing low down on her forehead,
and a very little mouth, exactly the
shape to suggest the idea of K kissing.
Uncle Nahum looked keenly up
at her as she fiuttered about the
room, ghtening the table cover
there or patting down a fold here.
"Yes,n said he, with curious
twitch of the muscles around his
eyes, che has been here.n
ell did not ask any question,
Uncle Nathuu."
''N0, but your eyes dI,l, q chuckled
tue old man. "He wants to marry
yOu-the improyident young don.
key.n
Faith came to her Uncle's chair
aud laid her hand OH his shoulder.
THAT is not the worst of it, Un-
! Gle Nahum want to marry him."
"Hunph % snarled Mr.. Nixon in
| high contempt. Sand what do you
expect 10 li>e on, l should like to
know n
"We can both work." said Faith
bravely.
"You are more likely to starve,"
said Mr.. Nixon. "Mind, don't count
on help from me. If you will get
married, you do it at your own
lisk."
Then you consent, Uncle Ma
humT
Nor roared the old bachelor.
"Nolhiug OF the sort.'
"But, Uucle Nahum, | should be
wretched without DukeT softly
pleaded Faith.
"FiddleStrings!' said the old man.
"And TN sure he couldn't live
without me"
"TraSh !" grunted Mr.. Nixon. :
"And ifyou please, Uncle,n added
Faith, "perhapS I'd better go to my
friend VlOlrt Smiths to make up
my wedding things, since you dis
approve so decidedly of my plauS.
She lives in New York, YOU know,
aud it will he convenient for shop.
ping, and
"And for all other tOmfO0leries IN
general" rudely interrupted tue
old gentleman. "Yes 90 to your
Violet Smiths, but don't expect to
come back here"
"No, UncIe," said Faith, meekly.
''But you'll let me thank you for
Won Kindness, and
s'No, w0n'tr' said Uncle N;thum,
so shortly that poor Faith fed up
stairs IN diSmay, aud bad quiet
little cGy, notwithstanding that she
was so very, very happy.
For Uncle Nahum, bruSQue aud
grabbed though he was, was all the
father she had ever known. But
she packed her trunk and went to
Violet Smiths in New York, which
was all the pleasanter, in that Mar.
maduke Bourne had also betaken
himself to this modern Gotham aud
gone to work studying law as If he
meant TO take Coke and Blackstone
by storm. Aud Miss Violet Smith,
who was sentimental lady, sym
pathized Intensely and the young
couple were as uAreasOnably happy
as mary another couple has beeu
before, and will again.
But one day Duke Bourne came
in with Il face full OF tidings.
'FaIth," said he, shave you heard
the news 7"
"What news 7" asked Faith. I
"YOur uncle will get the start OF
us, after ALL"
"What do you mean, Duke ~ {
"Why, he's going TO be married." |
"Uucle Nahum % cried Faith, in
credulOusly. {
ayes Uncle. That accounts for
his being so willing to get rid of us, .
sh, little OneP
"Aud who is thebride 7" question
I'd Faith.
"Why, that's the mOoted point
ret. Nobody seems to know. Some
Iay one, aud some say another; but q 9
he general Impression seems to be =
hat it is the rich widow who owns !
he brown stone block, on the corn !
,r.r .
"I'm sure | hope he will be hap y
"" SAID Faith, with tremulOuS lips !"
md eyes suffused with tears. "But y
but l think be might have said =
to us about it.' =
"PeOple are not generally in a
Inrry to proclaim the fact that they y y
re- about to make tools OF them y
elves" said Duke Bourne bitterly. y
"Why," cried Faith, laughing u
trough her tears, "that is precise
Y what he said of me-" y, y
But the next day a letter from !.
Jucle Nathum himself settled the "
natter. He wrote: =
"There will he a wedding at my
Iouse on the 18th, and / want you
nd Marmaduke to be there with
ut fail"
"a weddingl At his house n q
ried Faith. 81 supposed weddings p
fere celebrated at the brides resi- d
ence-1
$50 they are, DEAR" said Miss o.
imith ''bnt your uncle was always D
0 eccentric" u
HWhat shall we do = asked Faifh. 81
"Why, go, of course said Mar C
iaduke Bourne, ''tO show that we e.
ear no III will, if for no other fea- OF
on.n ei
The 18th OF March arrived, cold,
lustering night, and the old red
rick house was Al IN = gliumer Of b